12:10am Thursday 19th November 2009
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Helena Christensen's photographs from a trip to Peru, which document the impact of global warming, have gone on display in London.
The Danish supermodel took the pictures - which are being exhibited at the Proud Gallery - while travelling to her mother's home country with Oxfam, which is concerned that Peru is the world's third most vulnerable country to global warming.
As she launched the exhibition in London, Helena called on politicians to take the "drastic steps" needed to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and rising temperatures, and for the British public to support The Wave, a demonstration in London on December 5 urging action on climate change.
She said: "For so many of us, climate change is a distant idea belonging in the future, but for millions of people in developing countries, it is a devastating reality.
"We can begin to change this by demanding that world leaders meeting in Copenhagen move towards cutting emissions and providing funding so that poor communities can protect themselves from climate change.
"By coming together at The Wave, thousands of voices can be one loud clamour for urgent action at Copenhagen for the sake of generations to come."
The exhibition was first unveiled at the UN in New York in September when world leaders met to discuss climate change, and is on a global tour heading for the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December.
:: The exhibition, Meltdown, will be at Proud Gallery, 32 John Adam Street, Charing Cross from November 19-29, Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm and Sunday 11am to 6pm. Admission is free.
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